dactyl-

Variant of dactylo-

dactylo- definition

dactylo·- (dak′tə lō′, dak til′ə)

  1. finger, toe, digit dactylology
  2. ☆ fingerprint dactylography
Also, before a vowel, dactyl- dac′tyl-

Etymology: < Gr daktylos, a finger

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